Kelly Dowd Email & Phone Number

Ithaca, Ny, Us

Ithaca, New York, United States

Ithaca, New York

Ithaca, Ny

Ithaca, New York Area

Ithaca, New York Area

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Develop individual stewardship plans and engagement strategies for major gift donors.• Manage reporting process for foundation donors. Solicit necessary information from College faculty, staff, students, and administrators. Write financial and narrative reports on progress and outcomes of foundation-supported projects.• Serve as the liaison to foundations that provide annual scholarship support, and coordinate programming and events for scholarship recipient and alumni groups.• Communicate with faculty, staff, and administrators regarding gifts to the College and ensure they are used according to donor intent. • Collaborate with departments from across campus to ensure that the College keeps donors apprised on the impacts of their gifts and major happenings at the College.• Support all donor relations and institutional advancement efforts and events, including an Annual Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon, Homecoming and reunion events, Commencement, and more.

Greater Boston Area

• Conducted research and wrote reports on Boston's population and economy. Examples include an analysis of the pay gap between men and women; and profiles of the foreign-born; elderly; public benefit recipients; and those in poverty;• Managed daily operations of the Research Division, including internal and external communications, data requests, and the editing and design process of publications;• Manipulated large datasets using statistical software to conduct analyses; • Utilized federal, state, and city data to answer research questions, particularly the Decennial Census and American Community Survey;• Conducted trainings on how to access demographic data on Boston and its neighborhoods for community organizations and members of the public.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Supported internal program evaluations and contributed to the research, analysis, and writing of research reports, including Hot Jobs 2013 and the Massachusetts Economic Independence Index 2013;• Assisted with the strategic planning, design, and launch of innovative programs to support the economic mobility of low-income women and families;• Coordinated inaugural statewide conference on economic mobility, Disrupting the Poverty Cycle: Emerging Practices to Achieve Economic Mobility, with over 300 attendees and 20 presenters; • Compiled 80+ page edited volume featuring research on anti-poverty initiatives from conference speakers.

New Brunswick, Nj

• Assisted with design, coordination, and launch of first Summer Orientation at Rutgers University: researched programs at comparable universities; recruited, trained, and supervised student staff; planned and implemented programs for new students. • Supervised 15 students on an Alternative Break trip to Washington, D.C., which focused on ending homelessness, poverty, and hunger.

Cranford, Nj

• Assisted with planning and coordination of Project Homeless Connect events and congressional reception in Washington, D.C. on behalf of the NJ Advocacy Network to End Homelessness.• Researched needs of homeless female veterans and made recommendations for the design of a permanent supportive housing model for this population.• Supported efforts of housing production team, which builds permanent supportive housing opportunities for the homeless and people with disabilities.

Bachelor Of Arts, Sociology; Women'S And Gender Studies; Communications

Mpp, Public Policy